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Dec. 22, 1925.

v O.-N. WISWELL -SWINGSPOUT CONTAINER Filed May- 18, 1922 zjw i vi air:02/?0 /V.

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Patented Dec. 22, 1925.

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'A ppncati onfiled May18,'1922. Serial Nd. sci 54.1"

To all whom-it may concern f Be it known that I. Ozno N. WIsWnLL'. a

citizen of the United St-ates,'residing at Los Angeles, in the county ofLos Angeles and State ofGalifornia, have invented a new and usefulSwingspout Container, ofwhich the following is a specification.

P This invention relates to "the manufacture of containers for thestorage and transportag tion of liquid substances and is particularlysuitable for handling viscous liquids suchas the lubricating oilscommonly used in automobile engines. 1 [IF '1 1 It is an object of myinvention to provide a container having-a "swingable pouring spoutwhichnormally restsupon the top of the container and is so constructedthat a valve closure is formed with the member upon which thespoutpivots, thus preventing the-escape of oil from the container; and whichspout may be swunginto aposition of projection over the edge of thecontainer'in which position 'the above'mentioned valve means is open topermit a free How of oil through the spout. Y

lt'is a"further object of my invention to provide in such a container aswingsp'out mounting which maybe separately manufactured and suitable inform for installation upon any of the common types of metal containers,

Other objects and advantages will be made evident hereinafter.

Referring to the drawing which is for illustrative purposes only,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a swingspout container embodying myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a view of the swingspout and mounting employed in connectionwith the container shown in Fig. l. I

Fig. 3 is a partially sectioned view similar to Fig. '2.

Fig. 4 is a view showing metal stamping from which the swingspoutmounting is formed.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional View showing a portion of thecontainer illustrated in Fig. 1 with the swingspout attachment mountedthereupon.

Although containers in which lubricating oils are supplied to the publicare generally provided with some sort of spout or lip to facilitate thepouring of oil from the containen'it is often found diflicult to pouroil from the container into 'inconveniently sit; uated oilingreceptacles f 'an'd the crank case of combustion engines, th us' makingit necessary to resort to th'e' use of funnels and other a ils toprevent the spilling and wastage of 01.

'{My invention provides a containerfrom Y which oil may be poured intooil-receptacles without having to-resort to the'use of fun nels or othermeans of pouring. Infthe practice' of my invention I employ a cont-ainer11 which-is provided with-a fillingcap- 12 and has mounted forwardlythereupon a swingable spout- 13 which normally rests uponthe top 15 ofthe container, passingunderneath the bail 16. It is preferablein'themanufacture of the container 'to'pro-vide the swingspout elementas aseparate member asshown in Fig. 2 and to mountthe swingspout elementupon the top 15 of the co-ntainer as illustrated in Fig. l and shownmore in detail'in Fig;3."'" i Inthe construction of-theswingspoutattachment I' employ a tubular member 18 having anopening 19therein. Over-the tu bular member a closely fitting sleeve20 is turnablyplaced, this sleeve'member 2O -also having an opening 23-form'edthereinto-correspond'to the opening 19. Perpendicularly upon the sleeve 20 thespout 13 is so mounted by soldering at the joint 26 that the opening 23communicates with the interior of the spout 13. A mounting device 28provides a pair of cup members 29 which communicate with the interior ofthe tubular member 18 through the ends 30 thereof. The mouths 31' of thecup members 29 face in the same direction so that when the mountingdevice is placed upon the top 15 in which holes 33 have previously beenpunched, it may be readily secured thereto by" soldering around theedges 34. I

The mounting device 28 is preferably formed from the metal stampingshown in Fig. 4. This stamping provides a plate 35 which is stifi'enedby longitudinal corrugations 36. From-the plate 35 extend inner cup wallportions 38 having holes 39 punched therein and from the portions 38extend outer cup wall portions 40 upon which are flaps 41 being vfoldedinwardly toward the members. 38; The edges 55 of .the portions 40 and 41are flanged outwardly as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 to serve as stiffeningmeans 'andthe narrow flaps 46 which extend from the portions 38 are bentoutwardly and sol- I dered over the flaps 41 as shown in Fig. 2.

In assembling the swingspout element, the ends 30 of the tubular member18 are projected through-the holes 39 in the wall por-- tions 38, "theouter wall portions being left in the raised position shown at 50 inFig. 3 until after the tubular member 18 is v secured in place by.soldering around the edge 47, In placing the tubular member'18 betweenthe cups 29, the opening 19 is directed laterally as shown in Fig. 5 sothat when the spout 13 is turned backover the top 15 of the container,the opening 19 will beclosed by the sleeve 20 as shown at 51. l/Vhenitis desired to pour oil from the con tainer 11, the swingspout is swungfrom the position shown in F ig; lto the position in dicated by thedotted lines 52 in Fig. 5. It will be perceived thatwhen the spout is inthis .position', the openings 19 and 23 coinsaid tube, having spacedexterior peripheral grooves and an intermediate opening in its 12th dayof side wall; and a sleevecarryinga spout communicating with itsinterior and "rotatably mounted on said tube and having interiorperipheral beads intermeshed in said grooves of the tube to maintain theends of said sleeve out of contact with the projecting members and thesleeve against longitudinal movement on said tube, said spout beingadapted to register with said opening in the tube when brought topouring position.

2. A blank for a, pouring attachment com prising: .a middle portionadapted. to serve as a b se; bendable sections at the opposing ends of,said middle portionadapted to :be

bent at an angle thereto, saidsections having apertures therein; outerwall sections .at the outer ends of said foldable sections;; and sidewall flaps at the opposing sidesof said outer wall portions, said outerwall sections being adapted to formcupswwithsaid side wall flaps andsaidbendablesections. w

3. A blank for a pouring attachment comprising: a middle portion adaptedtozserve as a base; bendablesections at, the opposing ends of saidmiddle portion adapted to. be

bent at anangle thereto said.sections-having apertures therein; outer'wallsections at the outer ends of said foldable sections; side wallflapsat the opposing sides of said outer wall portions, said'outer wallsections being adapted to form cups with said side wall flaps andsaidbendable sections; and flaps at the opposing sides of each of saidbendable sections adapted to be folded onto said side wall flaps.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles,California, this May, 1922.

- OZjRO' N.

WISWELL.

